Left hand swivel question.

[jdotson]

I really work on this and I think it promotes a good axis tilt. Meaning at least for me to not have a chicken wing and to have my left palm facing up with a full for-arm rotation (club face pointing to the ground). I personally have to have some what of a decent tilt. Maybe its just my body shape/size. But does anyone else feel the same way?

Also, when I work on this my misses are solid pulls. Ideas on fixes?

I'm curious to see what Micheal thinks as well as anyone else that might be trying the same things.

thanks guys.
/Jake

[Michael Jacobs]

I really work on this and I think it promotes a good axis tilt. Meaning at least for me to not have a chicken wing and to have my left palm facing up with a full for-arm rotation (club face pointing to the ground). I personally have to have some what of a decent tilt. Maybe its just my body shape/size. But does anyone else feel the same way?

Also, when I work on this my misses are solid pulls. Ideas on fixes?

I'm curious to see what Micheal thinks as well as anyone else that might be trying the same things.

thanks guys.
/Jake

Jake,

First off I would like to say welcome to the website and our instruction here. The idea of 'swiveling' with the left forearm / hand is a powerful tool for orientating the club face for contact. Employing a conscious swivel at varying points during the swing will effect the face of the club throughout the motion. The key and goal is of course to best orientate the club face for contact. So if you are missing with solid pulls, I would do a little better job paying attention to how the effect of swiveling is effecting the club face during impact. A so called 'maximum' swivel will have the face of the club pointed downward and the left palm up 2/3 of the way into the finish. A so called 'standard' swivel will have the face of the club and the back of the left hand laying on an imaginary plane. These definitions and names are my own and I find them very useful.

The club face control does have an effect on how you can tilt - bend - trunk and pelvis, club face control also has a huge influence on the path the golfer takes with their swing.

Great topic and hope those definitions help you, it may be a good idea to start employing a 'standard swivel' by having the back of the left hand and face of club lay on an imaginary plane appearing through the front shoulder

[jdotson]

Thank you Michael! It's great being here. You make things real easy to understand.

This sounds good. Luckily I have access to an unlimited range so practicing for me is easy. I will work on the 'standard swivel'. With half shots/shorter shots I feel like I can execute the standard swivel better its when I want to really hit it hard. But, I will hit the range starting today and start practicing, thanks again.